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Nsuta Mine (Insuta Mine; Nsuta-Gaywin Manganese concession; Nsuta-Wassaw), Tarkwa, Western Province, Ghana

Ref.: Mining Annual Review (1985): 449;

Rocks & Min.: 23:32;

Bureau of Mines Mineral Trade Notes (Aug 1947).

Mucke, A., Dzigbodi-Adjimah, K., and Annor, A. (1999) Mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry and genesis of the Paleoproterozoic Birimian manganese-formation of Nsuta/Ghana. Mineral. Deposita: 34: 297-311.

A manganese mine started about 1914. Owned by the African Manganese Co. from 1923, then owned by Ghana National Manganese Corp. Produced 267,996 tons of ore (1984).
20 km SE of Tarkwa.





Map Reference: 5°17'N , 1°58'W

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Mineral List:
  • Alabandite
  • Brucite
  • Cummingtonite
  • Galaxite
  • Gersdorffite
  • Jacobsite
  • Manganite
  • Millerite
  • Molybdenite
  • Nickeline
  • Nsutite (TL)
  • Pyrite
  • Pyrochroite
  • Pyrolusite
  • Rhodochrosite
  • Spessartine
  • Sphalerite
  • Todorokite
  • 'Wad'


    19 entries listed. 18 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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